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2. Prostate-specific antigen - Wikipedia

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   Prostate-specific antigen (PSA), also known as gamma-seminoprotein or kallikrein-3 (KLK3), P-30 antigen, is a glycoprotein enzyme encoded in humans by the KLK3 gene.PSA is a member of the kallikrein-related peptidase family and is secreted by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland in men and the paraurethral glands in women.

3. Andrew Vickers - Wikipedia

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   Vickers is known for his research into prostate cancer screening. [6] In 2011, he published a study which found that PSA velocity—the change in the blood level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)--was not a more accurate predictor of prostate cancer than comparing PSA levels to a specific threshold. [7]

4. Prostate cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   PSA is not a unique indicator of prostate cancer, but may also detect prostatitis or benign prostatic hyperplasia. [16] A 2018 United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation adjusted the prior opposition to PSA screening, [17] suggesting shared decision-making regarding screening in healthy males 55 to 69 years of age. [17]

5. What Your PSA Test Says About Your Prostate - AOL

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   The American Urological Association recommends that you get a baseline PSA test between ages 45 and 50, but screening can start at age 40 for those at a higher risk for prostate cancer, such as ...

6. 10 Warning Signs of Prostate Cancer, According to Doctors - AOL

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   PSA levels between 4 and 10 suggest you could have about a 25 percent chance of prostate cancer, and levels over 10 signal that your chance of having the cancer is more than 50 percent.

7. Active surveillance of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   The PSA era Prostate Cancer Intervention versus Observation Trial (PIVOT), compared radical prostatectomy to watchful waiting among 731 men (mean age 67 years) with localized prostate cancer. [10] At 12 years, a subset of men with a PSA above 10 ng/ml and those with intermediate to high risk disease had a reduction in prostate cancer death with ...